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CHINA JOURNAL

“Why are you in China?” Is the most common question I get when I go into the Chinese country, and I try to explain the best possible way. Today has been a restful day as I prepare to go to church this evening and pray at the “big” church. I say “big” because it’s the largest one in Chengdu with over 3,000 believers who attend. This is the China new year and tonight I will be with literally thousands of other Christians praying until early in the morning, it seems as though the Chinese church is also growing as Christianity is taking a massive leap forward. The future of the Chinese church is a sure one, for the Chinese know firsthand of what true persecution means, and it has strengthened them for such a time as this. People ask me on the street about Jesus (yesu) and I speak to them about Christ as well as I give them a tract which tells them about salvation through Jesus Christ.

Tomorrow I begin a long trek into different provinces, already church people have raised concern over my safety as one region where I will be going does not accept foreigners, however, they have made an exception in my case and as a body have said “He is our brother in Christ” and for the first time ever, I will be speaking as well as entering a church that has never allowed a foreigner inside their church simply because of the past persecution by local authorities. But I think not of myself, but I think of the call God has put into my heart for the Chinese people. Yet the Lord has assured me that all will be well and he will protect. His will be done.